La Casa dei Pesci – ETS
“a home for the fishes”
is a nonprofit association, formed in 2012. Our mission is the protection of the marine environment.
In our action, we were inspired by the work of Paolo Fanciulli, Paolo the Fisherman, an artisanal fisherman and environmental guide, who has been fighting for the defense of the sea of the Maremma for over forty years.
We intend to develop projects for the conservation and protection of the marine environment, using art as a means of raising public awareness.
Our projects are mainly aimed at the sea of Maremma, but our message does not want to stop there!
The Association wants to set itself up as an example of good practice both nationally and internationally.
Our mission:
safeguard the marine environment
protect the posidonia
Promote fish restocking and biodiversity
Support artisanal fishing and other sustainable production activities
Spreading the culture of the sea.
But none of this would have been possible without
Paolo the Fisherman
Inspirer and co-founder of the House of Pisces
Paolo Fanciulli, artisanal fisherman and environmental guide.
Since he was 20 years old, he has been leading a battle to defend the land where he grew up: the Uccellina Mountains and the sea of Talamone, Tuscany. To defend the sea from illegal fishing he has risked his life more than once. Today he raises awareness among tourists and students in schools about the risks the blue planet is facing and explains what each of us can do for the sea and the environment. He is also credited with the nationwide creation of the Fishing Tourism formula, which allows tourists to participate in a fishing trip to see the techniques of sustainable fishing without impacting the marine environment, and to learn the secrets of the sea and how to respect it. For decades Paolo has made it a mission to spread the culture of the sea, including through Fishing Tourism, the formula that allows people to eat at the fisherman’s home what they have just pulled up in their nets. Paolo’s House, like the fishing boat Sirena, is a place of divulgation. In Maremma, and beyond, Paolo Fanciulli has become a symbol of nature preservation. His fame has grown, and all the world’s major media, from the United States to Germany and Japan, have covered him and continue to do so.
His story was told by Ilaria De Bernardis and Marco Santarelli in the book Entitled La Casa dei Pesci, which can be purchased at the Talamone newsstand, Patagonia stores in Rome or on the Internet.
ART
AND SEA CONSERVATION
Since 2012 we have been engaged in the development of projects for the protection of the marine environment; to this end, we created the Talamone Underwater Museum, where art expresses its extraordinary communicative power, drawing public attention to the issue of protecting the seabed.
